News media at new eastern section of the Bay Bridge at Pier E-2 which contains the found fractured anchor rods, as CalTrans conducts a boat tour of the impacted areas of new eastern section of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013, in Oakland. Inspections found that 30 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge have fractured.

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

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Pier E-2 of the eastern section of the new bay Bridge which contains the fractured anchor rods, (one of eight clusters of rods ) as CalTrans conducts a boat tour of the impacted areas of the bridge on Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013, in Oakland. Inspections found that 30 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge have fractured.

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

Pier E-2 of the eastern section of the new bay Bridge which...

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Caltrans deputy director Will Shuck holds a section of bolt removed from the new Bay Bridge in preparation for testing at Caltrans TransLab in Sacramento, California, May 9, 2013. Caltrans is testing the so-called "2010 rods", following the failure of 32 three-inch steel rods that broke during construction.

The eastern side of the old, (left) and new eastern section of the Bay Bridge as construction continues while CalTrans conducts a boat tour of the impacted areas of the bridge on Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013, in Oakland. Inspections found that 30 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge have fractured.

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

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Pier E-2 of the eastern section of the new bay Bridge which contains the fractured anchor rods, (one of eight clusters of rods shown at bottom left ) as CalTrans conducts a boat tour of the impacted areas of the bridge on Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013, in Oakland. Inspections found that 30 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge have fractured.

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

Pier E-2 of the eastern section of the new bay Bridge which...

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Pier E-2 of the eastern section of the new bay Bridge which contains the fractured anchor rods, (at bottom center ) as CalTrans conducts a boat tour of the impacted areas of the bridge on Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013, in Oakland. Inspections found that 30 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge have fractured.

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

Pier E-2 of the eastern section of the new bay Bridge which...

Pier E-2 of the eastern section of the new bay Bridge which... Photo-4449267.60106 - SFGate

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News media at Pier E-2 of the new eastern section of the Bay Bridge which contains the fractured anchor rods, as CalTrans conducts a boat tour of the impacted areas of new eastern section of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013, in Oakland. Inspections found that 30 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge have fractured.

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

News media at Pier E-2 of the new eastern section of the Bay Bridge...

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A section of bolt removed from the new Bay Bridge in after breaking during a Charpy V notch impact test at Caltrans TransLab in Sacramento, California, May 9, 2013. Caltrans is testing the so-called "2010 rods", following the failure of 32 three-inch steel rods that broke during construction.

Photo: Max Whittaker/Prime, Special To The Chronicle

A section of bolt removed from the new Bay Bridge in after breaking...

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A section of bolt removed from the new Bay Bridge in undergoes a Rockwell hardness test at Caltrans TransLab in Sacramento, California, May 9, 2013. Caltrans is testing the so-called "2010 rods", following the failure of 32 three-inch steel rods that broke during construction.

Photo: Max Whittaker/Prime, Special To The Chronicle

A section of bolt removed from the new Bay Bridge in undergoes a...

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Workers continue the construction of the new eastern section of the Bay Bridge, as CalTrans conducts a boat tour of the impacted areas of new eastern section of the Bay Bridge on Wednesday Mar. 27, 2013, in Oakland. Inspections found that 30 large bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge have fractured.

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

Workers continue the construction of the new eastern section of the...

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Bolts are covered in paper and duct tape on an earthquake shock absorber beneath the new Bay Bridge Monday August 26, 2013 where bolts were found to be broken.Hours before the schedule shutdown of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, CALTRANS officials showed off the shims which will allow the new span to open near Labor Day 2013.

Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle

Bolts are covered in paper and duct tape on an earthquake shock...

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Steel shims, shaped like rectangles, (behind bolts) above the earthquake shock absorbers will allow the bridge to open. Hours before the schedule shutdown of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, CALTRANS officials showed off the shims which will allow the new span to open near Labor Day 2013.

A machine carves out the teeth of the saddles that will fix the broken bolt problem on the Bay Bridge during a media tour of the XKT Engineering facilities in Vallejo, Calif. on July 31, 2013.

Photo: Ian C. Bates, The Chronicle

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An XKT worker carves out grooves for the the saddles that will fix the broken bolt problem on the Bay Bridge during a media tour of the XKT Engineering facilities in Vallejo, Calif. on July 31, 2013.

Photo: Ian C. Bates, The Chronicle

An XKT worker carves out grooves for the the saddles that will fix...

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A section of bolt removed from the new Bay Bridge for testing at Caltrans TransLab in Sacramento, California, May 9, 2013. Caltrans is testing the so-called "2010 rods", following the failure of 32 three-inch steel rods that broke during construction.

Photo: Max Whittaker/Prime, Special To The Chronicle

A section of bolt removed from the new Bay Bridge for testing at...

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